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  • Writer's pictureZac Gnadinger

Where to Buy Kentucky Native Plants (2023)

Updated: Mar 5


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This is the most up-to-date list on where to buy Kentucky native plants.


The best part?


Each section is listed by county, so you can quickly skip to a supplier near you.


If there’s not a seller in your area, I also include a section of online retailers that offer shipping.


In short, if you want to buy native plants for your yard, then this is the list for you.


Let’s get started.


A map of Kentucky counties with native plant suppliers can be viewed below. If there isn’t one near you, you can skip ahead to online retailers.

kentucky native plant suppliers by county

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Adair County


Ironweed Native Plant Nursery


Ironweed Native Plant Nursery

Ironweed Native Plant Nursery offers a wide range of plants to choose from. They have wildflowers, vines, grasses, trees, and shrubs. Visits to their nursery are by appointment only, so you will need to call or email ahead to set one up. You can also order from their website and have the plants shipped to you. All of their plants are nursery propagated in south-central Kentucky and most come from locally sourced seeds. (They are in the process of moving, so stay tuned for an update to their contact information and location).


Products and Services Offered

  • Native Plants

  • Referrals to Native Plant Landscapers

  • Online Shopping


Contact Information

  • Email: info@ironweednursery.com

  • Phone: (270) 250-3587

  • Address: 114 Stults St, Columbia, KY 42728

  • Website: ironweednursery.com


Bourbon County


Oakland Farm Trees


Oakland Farm Trees

Oakland Farm Trees specialize in Kentucky native trees and shrubs grown in containers. The plants they sell are typically between 1-4 ft tall and they have over 25 species to choose from. Their website has an up to date list of the plants currently available. Visits to their nursery are by appointment only, so you will need to call or email ahead to set one up.


Products and Services Offered

  • Native Plants


Contact Information

  • Email: oaklandfarmtrees@gmail.com

  • Phone: (859) 361-8474

  • Address: 1608 Winchester Road, Paris KY, 40361

  • Website: oaklandfarmtrees.com


Fayette County


EARTHeim Landscape Design


Eartheim Landscape Design

EARTHeim Landscape Design's plants are grown from sustainably sourced seeds, cuttings, divisions, and sometimes plugs. While their nursery isn't open to visitors, you can order for pickup with the plant list linked on their website. They also offer a multitude of services to get your landscape up and running, which you can schedule through their website forms or email.


Products and Services Offered

  • Native Plants

  • Seasonal Containers

  • Design Consultations

  • Landscape Design and Installation

  • Garden Care

  • Garden Coaching

  • Speaking Events


Contact Information


Fields to Forest


Fields to Forest

Fields to Forest is a nursery that specializes in native trees and shrubs. They believe in restoring the Kentucky landscape by eliminating invasive plants and allowing native plants to regrow. The trees they sell are typically between 2-5 ft tall and their website offers an up to date list of the ones they have available. Feel free to reach out to them about visiting and picking out a plant.


Products and Services Offered

  • Native Plants


Contact Information

  • Email: annwhitney_garner@yahoo.com

  • Phone: (859) 221-5361

  • Address: 3374 Briar Hill Rd, Lexington, KY 40516

  • Website: fieldstoforest.com


Michler's Gardens and Greenhouses


Michler's Gardens and Greenhouses

Michler's has been in business for over 100 years in Lexington, KY. They have a great selection of Kentucky native perennials for sale, as well as a multitude of other plants. As a florist they also offer cut flowers for weddings and other events. On their website, you can order for pickup or local delivery to anywhere in Lexington.


Products and Services Offered

  • Native Plants

  • Cut Flowers

  • Local Delivery

  • Design Consultations

  • Online Shopping


Contact Information

  • Email: flora@michlers.com

  • Phone: (859) 254-0383

  • Address: 417 E Maxwell St, Lexington, KY 40508

  • Website: michlers.com


Franklin County


Wilson Nurseries & Plant Co.


Wilson Nurseries and Plant Co

Wilson Nurseries and Plant Co. is a garden center with multiple products and services available, including a selection of native plants. They do carry some plant species listed as invasive by the Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, so pay attention to which ones you're buying, or specifically ask for native species while there. They also have a store location in Lexington, KY.


Products and Services Offered

  • Native Plants

  • Landscape Design and Installation

  • Custom Container Design

  • Cut Flowers (Seasonally)

  • Butterfly Greenhouse

  • Local Delivery


Contact Information

  • Email: info@wilsonnurseriesky.com

  • Phone: (502) 223-1488

  • Address: 3690 East-West Connector Rte 676, Frankfort, KY 40601

  • Website: wilsonnurseriesky.com


Hart County


Roundstone Native Seed


Roundstone Native Seed

Roundstone Native Seed has been growing and supplying high quality native seeds for over 20 years. They offer over 300 species of seeds as well as 125 seed mixes. They also occasionally have plant seedlings available. Their regular business hours are 8am-4pm on weekdays, or you can also order from their website and have the seeds shipped to you.


Products and Services Offered

  • Native Seeds

  • Native Seed Mixes

  • Native Plant Seedlings (Seasonally)

  • Online Shopping


Contact Information

  • Email: sales@roundstoneseed.com

  • Phone: (270) 531-3034

  • Address: 9764 Raider Hollow Rd, Upton, Ky 42784

  • Website: roundstoneseed.com


Jessamine County


Springhouse Gardens


Springhouse Gardens

Springhouse Gardens is a garden center that offers a wide variety of native plants such as trees, shrubs, evergreens, vines, groundcovers, and perennials. They also grow and sell many hard to find native plants such as pawpaw, spicebush, bloodroot, and various milkweeds. As a garden center, they also offer a wide range of services for your landscape.


Products and Services Offered

  • Native Plants

  • Local Delivery and Planting

  • Special Orders

  • Design Consultations

  • Landscape Design and Installation

  • Landscape Maintenance


Contact Information

  • Email: greatplants@springhousegardens.com

  • Phone: (859) 224-0033

  • Address: 185 W. Catnip Hill Rd, Nicholasville, KY 40356

  • Website: springhousegardens.com


Marshall County


John P. Rhody Tree Nursery


John P Rhody Tree Nursery

The John P. Rhody Tree Nursery is ran by The Kentucky Division of Forestry. Every year the KDF grows approximately 1.25 million tree seedlings. They have multiple species available in bundles of 10, 50, or 100 for sale on their website. The smaller seedlings are shipped to individuals from January through April, during trees dormancy period, while trees too large to ship can be picked up at the nursery. Due to staffing issues, the KDF asks that you do not contact the nursery directly, but rather your regional field office with any questions.


Products and Services Offered

  • Native Trees (Seasonally)

  • Online Shopping


Contact Information


Morgan County


Morgan County Tree Nursery


Morgan County Tree Nursery

The Morgan County Tree Nursery is ran by The Kentucky Division of Forestry. Every year the KDF grows approximately 1.25 million tree seedlings. They have multiple species available in bundles of 10, 50, or 100 for sale on their website. The smaller seedlings are shipped to individuals from January through April, during trees dormancy period, while trees too large to ship can be picked up at the nursery. Due to staffing issues, the KDF asks that you do not contact the nursery directly, but rather your regional field office with any questions.


Products and Services Offered

  • Native Trees (Seasonally)

  • Online Shopping


Contact Information


Oldham County


Dropseed Native Plant Nursery


Dropseed Native Plant Nursery

Dropseed Native Plant Nursery offers a wide range of both plants and seeds. They have wildflowers, ferns, grasses, trees, shrubs, and a variety of seeds. Visits to their nursery are by appointment only, so you will need to call or email ahead to set one up. You can also order from their website and have the plants shipped to you, except for their trees and shrubs. All of their seeds are sourced from local natural areas and their plants are grown from those same seeds. They also offer gift cards if you're looking to give somebody a gift but don't know which plant to get them.


Products and Services Offered

  • Native Plants

  • Native Seeds

  • Contract Growing

  • Design Consultations

  • Natural Community Restoration Planning

  • Cut Flowers

  • Speaking Events

  • Online Shopping


Contact Information

  • Email: info@dropseednursery.com

  • Phone: (502) 439-9033

  • Address: 1205 S Buckeye Ln, Goshen, KY 40026

  • Website: dropseednursery.com


Yew Dell Botanical Gardens


Yew Dell Botanical Gardens

The Yew Dell Botanical Gardens has one of the largest and most diverse plant collections in the region. Their walkable gardens offer something in bloom 12 months of the year and have endless variety to inspire regional gardeners. Recently, they have been expanding their nursery and plants available for the gardening public, which are sold in their giftshop or can be ordered online for pickup. They have multiple classes and workshops available throughout the year and can also be rented as a wedding venue.


Products and Services Offered

  • Native Plants

  • Multiple Walkable Gardens

  • Weddings and Private Events

  • Classes and Workshops

  • Online Shopping


Contact Information

  • Email: grow@yewdellgardens.org

  • Phone: (502) 241-4788

  • Address: 6220 Old LaGrange Rd, Crestwood, KY 40014

  • Website: yewdellgardens.org


Meadowview Farm & Natural Habitat Garden


Meadowview Farm and Natural Habitat Garden

Meadowview Farm & Natural Habitat Garden is a mom-and-pop nursery with both plants and seeds available. While their website doesn't show the current plants they have available, feel free to contact them for a current list. Visits to their nursery are by appointment only, so you will need to call or email ahead to set one up. If you wish to support them further, they also have an online store for their farm where you can buy portions of their harvest in advance (CSA shares) for future pickup or local delivery.


Products and Services Offered

  • Native Plants

  • Native Seeds

  • Cut Flowers

  • CSA Shares

Contact Information


Online Retailers


Some of the native plant suppliers discussed above offer online shopping with shipping for their plants and seeds. If you're not in driving distance of a local nursery, these Kentucky native plant suppliers are a great option.


Ironweed Native Plant Nursery


Ironweed Native Plant Nursery

Ironweed Native Plant Nursery offers a wide range of plants to choose from online. They have wildflowers, vines, grasses, trees, and shrubs. All of their plants are nursery propagated in south-central Kentucky and most come from locally sourced seeds. (Online ordering resumes spring of 2023).


Products Sold Online

  • Native Plants




Dropseed Native Plant Nursery


Dropseed Native Plant Nursery

Dropseed Native Plant Nursery offers a wide range of both plants and seeds. While they don't offer shipping on trees and shrubs, you can order their wildflowers, ferns, grasses, and seeds. All of their seeds are sourced from local natural areas and their plants are grown from those same seeds. They also offer gift cards if you're looking to give someone a gift but don't know which plants to get them.


Products Sold Online

  • Native Plants

  • Native Seeds

  • Gift Cards



Roundstone Native Seed


Roundstone Native Seed

Roundstone Native Seed has been growing and supplying high quality native seeds for over 20 years. They offer over 300 species of seeds as well as 125 seed mixes. They also occasionally have plant seedlings available. If you're struggling to find a particular plant from nurseries, or looking to plant a larger area affordably, they are a great option.


Products Sold Online

  • Native Seeds

  • Native Seed Mixes

  • Native Plant Seedlings (Seasonally)



Kentucky Division of Forestry


Kentucky Division of Forestry

Every year the Kentucky Division of Forestry grows approximately 1.25 million tree seedlings. They have multiple species available in bundles of 10, 50, or 100. The smaller seedlings are shipped to individuals from January through April, during trees dormancy period, while trees too large to ship can be picked up at their nurseries.


Products Sold Online

  • Native Trees (Seasonally)




Help If You Can


I try to keep this list as up to date as possible. If there's a native plant supplier I missed, or one I mentioned that's recently closed down, let me know by leaving a comment below. I urge you to always support your local businesses when possible. The more native plant suppliers we support, the more will stay open, and the more people will have access to native plants. Thank you.


Sources:

Kentucky Native Plant Society

Wild Ones Lexington Chapter

Wild Ones Southern KY Chapter

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